Overkill – Electric Rattlesnake

Intro 0:00 – 0:19
figure 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-7-9-8----------2----------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-7-7-8---3x-----2-(as many as needed---|
E|-2-2-2-2-5-7-10---------0----------------------|

Couplet 0:19 – 0:43
figure 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2----------------------|
D|-4-2-2-4----4-2-2-4-2----------------------|
A|-4-2-2-4-3x-4-2-2-4-0----------------------|
E|-2-0-0-2----2-0-0-2------------------------|

Just repeat the above until 0:30, this happens:
figure 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-7-5-4-5------------------------------|
A|-8--7-5-3-2-3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Then repeat couplet again, until 0:41, this happens
figure 4
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-7-4--2-----7b-5----5b-4--------------|
A|-10-9-7-4--2----------7-------5------------|
E|-8--7-5-2--0-------------------------------|
The above stops at 0:46.

Repeat figures 1 and 4 from 0:46 till 0:59

Then the chorus from 0:59- 1:25
figure 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------ends with:--------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-3-3-2—3x--10-9-7-5-4-5------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-1-1-0------8-7-5-3-2-3------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

the second time the chorus begins (at 1:09), this happens:
figure 6
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-4-5-6-----------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-4-5-6-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-----------------------------|

repeat figure 5, but end with figure 6
repeat the ending of figure 5
1st solo from 1:09 – 1:35, play figure 1
2nd couplet, repeat until 2:57, itґs just the same figures again for couplet and chorus.

At 2:57, end on the first chord and continue with figure 7:
2:57-3:09
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9\----------------------------------------|
A|-9\-----------5----3x---7-7-7-5---8-8-8-6--|
E|-7\---7-7-7-5--7-7--------------7---------8|

3:09 – 3:23
figure 8, you play this figure 2 times during these time period
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-------------2-----3-------------|
A|-9-9-9-7-5-7-7--3x---2-----3---2x----------|
E|-7-7-7-5---5-5-----0-----1-----------------|

3:23 – 4:20
Figure 9, accompanying the bass, repeat this pattern
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------5------------------|
A|---------------end on:--5------------------|
E|-7--5--8--5-7-----------3------------------|

repeat figure 7 and 8 until 4:50, end the normal figure 8 on:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----3----4----5--2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
A|---2----3----4----5----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
E|-0----1----2----3------0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-|

2nd solo part, from 4:55 – 5:23
repeat figures 2 and 3
5:23 – 6:07 play figure 5 until last solo

The beginning of this time period, the 2nd guitar plays this figure 2 times, from 5:29 – 5:40
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-8-10-3----------------------------------|
A|-7-8-10-3----------------------------------|
E|-5-6-8--1----------------------------------|

Then the last solo, until the ending, gets accompanied by figure 1 and the beginning of figure 4
I hope this tab has been a good help to you, it might not be perfect, but I think it 
covers a great deal of the song.
I haven’t tabbed the solo’s, because I’m not that good at tabbing.

Please, let me know what you think about the tab.
Good luck!

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